(and a little of each of these): The case of the buried treasure; The case of the perfect prank; The case of the kidnapped candy; The case of the groaning ghost; The case of the marshmallow monster; and The case of the runaway dog; all by James Preller;

SCIENCE/NATURE: care of fish; watch Nature:Tall Blondes, The Wondrous World of Giraffes and Leopards and Lions DVDs; read about and observe different dog breeds.

HISTORY: read about Amerigo Vespucci and the naming of America, and Christopher Columbus' voyages in Forgotten voyager: the story of Amerigo Vespucci, Ann Fitzpatrick Alper, and The Voyage of Christopher Columbus, Rupert Matthews.

ART: make and put up Halloween decorations; modeling clay figures: boy, Indian girl, Indian hut; attend discovery in art class: learn about balance and focus in artistic compositions; plan and execute a painting using these concepts; illustrate comic books.